Official Website for Monroe County, Iowa

Veterans Affairs


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Contact Information


Carrie Gray

Administrator

Mail

Monroe County Community Services

1801 South B Street

Albia, Iowa 52531

Hours

Monday - Friday

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

 

Phone

641-932-5622  

 

Fax

641-932-5652

Staff

Lisa Flattery

Commissioner

 

Ken Smith

Commissioner

 

Erik Faust

Commissioner

Duties and Responsibilities


The Commission of Veterans Affairs provides help to Monroe County veterans who were discharged under Honorable Conditions and/or their family members. Veterans need to have served 90 consecutive days of active Federal service.

 

Help with the following needs is available, subject to eligibility guidelines:

 Rent Payments
 Utilities
 Food and provisions
 Medical and dental
 Prescription medication
 Transportation
 Burial
 Grave markers

 

The Veterans Affairs department also provides help to ALL veterans and/or their family members in applying for federal benefits and other veterans aid, which include but are not limited to:

 

 Service connected disability compensation
 Special monthly compensation
 Non-service connected pension
 Surviving spouse pension
 Aid & attendance/housebound
 Military records upgrade and military records replacement
 Agent Orange/PTSD/Desert Storm Sickness/Type II Diabetes/HepC
 Application for VA HealthCare System
 Application for admission to the Iowa Veterans Home
 Headstones
 All other federal programs for which veterans and/or dependents may be eligible